{"id":253,"date":"2009-03-22T18:07:29","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T00:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2009-04-22T13:00:17","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T19:00:17","slug":"five-easy-questions-stuart-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Five Easy Questions: STUART SIMPSON"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"demon21\"“Throw another leg on the barby,mate!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Everyone was horrified by the recent wildfires that swept Australia<\/a>. But few have heard of, or reckoned with, the other horrors afflicting the Outback these days, specifically the supernatural monster outbreak so grimly and brilliantly depicted in THE DEMONS AMONG US<\/a><\/em>, maiden mutant madness from the delightfully demented mind of fledgling filmmaker Stuart Simpson<\/a>. He is a indeed genius among us.<\/p>\n

Will the Thrill<\/a>:<\/em> “Demons” is deliriously, deliciously surreal. What were your intentions\/influences for this dreamy\/nightmarish approach? Naturally I thought of David Lynch<\/a>…<\/p>\n

SS<\/em>: Yeah I love Lynch’s work too especially his use of sound design and unique use of camera. I also like the notion that dreams play a huge part\u00a0 in our lives whether we are conscious of it or not, and am a big fan of surrealism in all forms. I’m inspired by my waking thoughts every morning, and of course our waking life influences our dreams. But what fascinates me about dreams and more relevantly in this instance, nightmares, is that they work on a deeper level that is not directly apparent but still makes complete sense. And also in dreams we are completely honest with ourselves and our inner truths. Its cool that most of the time they unravel in a kind of metaphor that you have to dwell on over a cup of coffee or in the shower. And i just love dream sequences in films, they’re awesome.<\/p>\n

Thrill: <\/em>Would you characterize the facially-challenged antagonists in this film as ghouls, zombies, demons, all the above? Does it matter?<\/p>\n

SS<\/em>: They’re Demons. I thought the title of the film gave it away some (haha)<\/p>\n

\"demon23\"“Do I look like a zombie to you, asshole?”